וְאֵ֣ת הֶֽעָרִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֤ר תִּתְּנוּ֙ לַלְוִיִּ֔ם אֵ֚ת שֵׁשׁ־עָרֵ֣י הַמִּקְלָ֔ט אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּתְּנ֔וּ לָנֻ֥ס שָׁ֖מָּה הָרֹצֵ֑חַ וַעֲלֵיהֶ֣ם תִּתְּנ֔וּ אַרְבָּעִ֥ים וּשְׁתַּ֖יִם עִֽיר׃
As cidades que dareis aos levi'im serão as seis cidades de refúgio, que dareis para que fuja para lá o homicida, e além delas mais quarenta e duas cidades.
German Commentary
die im Lande Kenaan sind. Auch die anderen 42 Levitenstädte (Num. 35,6) dienten als Asylstätten; jedoch nur dann, wenn der Totschläger dieselben mit der ausgesprochenen Absicht betreten hatte, dort Schutz zu suchen; die 6 eigentlichen Freistädte dagegen gewährten ihm auch dann Schutz, wenn er von deren schützender Kraft gar kein Bewusstsein hatte.
English Explanation of Mishnah Makkot
If he slew [someone] in that city [of refuge] he is banished from one neighborhood to another neighborhood. And a Levite is banished from one city to another. A person who accidentally kills someone in a city of refuge presents a legal problem since he is already in the place that protects people from the blood avenger. The mishnah remedies this problem by stating that he is to be exiled from neighborhood to neighborhood. A Levite who lives in a city of refuge (see Numbers 35:6) may not stay in the city if he accidentally kills someone. Rather he must go to a different city of refuge.
English Explanation of Mishnah Makkot
They used to pay rent to the Levites, according to the words of Rabbi Judah. Rabbi Meir says: “They did not pay them rent.” According to Numbers 35:6 the cities of refuge are actually owned by the tribe of Levi which was not apportioned a geographical inheritance in Israel as were the other tribes. Therefore Rabbi Judah states that those who fled to the city of refuge must pay rent to the Levites. Rabbi Meir hold that they need not.